Steve Mayes | The Oregonian/OregonLive

About Me:

I'm a veteran reporter covering Clackamas County news since 2001. These days I focus mainly on the courts and some of the strange things that happen out this way. Frequently found drinking coffee @ Singer Hill Cafe.

Robert Todd Pfleger had been a problem for the residents at the Silver Fox RV Park for a long time. He drove too fast, speeding in and out of the quiet residential enclave six miles southeast of Estacada. Full story »

Wilford Bearden alleges that Fantasyland II allowed a hostile work environment, treated him differently because of his sexual orientation and fired him after he complained about sexual harassment. Full story »

When the charges against Jaynes were upgraded to include aggravated murder, he was assigned new attorneys who were qualified to handle death penalty cases. They were appointed seven months ago and have asked for more time. Full story »

After a raucous group of protestors disrupted a one of his town hall meetings in Portland Saturday, Sen. Ron Wyden will hold two more meeting Sunday in Salem and Beaverton. A group protesting police shootings of black men that attended a Southeast Portland rally Saturday took their concerns to a Wyden town hall at Portland Community College's Southeast Campus. The... Full story »